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Uruguay
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
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Population
3.50M
Capital
Montevideo
Area
181,034 km²
Currency
UYU
Uruguayan peso
Statistics
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GDP (current US$)
$80.96B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$23,907
as of 2024
Population
3.39M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
-0.0%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
4.8%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
8.2%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
92.0%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
78.29
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
9.0%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
4.8%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
95.6%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
1.40
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
52.5%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
175,020
as of 2023
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About Uruguay
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currencies
- Uruguayan peso (UYU)
- Timezones
- UTC-03:00
- Demonym
- Uruguayan
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- UY · URY
- Map
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